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Zanetti A, Ferreira RC, Serrano MG, Takata CSA, Campaner M, Attias M, de Souza W, Teixeira MMG, Camargo EP. Phytomonas (Euglenozoa: Trypanosomatidae): Phylogenetic analyses support infrageneric lineages and a new species transmitted to Solanaceae fruits by a pentatomid hemipteran. Eur J Protistol 2016; 56:232-249. [PMID: 27771468 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The genus Phytomonas includes trypanosomatids transmitted to the fruits, latex, and phloem of vascular plants by hemipterans. We inferred the phylogenetic relationships of plant and insect isolates assigned to the previously defined genetic groups A-F and H of Phytomonas, particularly those from groups A, C and E comprising flagellates of Solanaceae fruits. Phylogenetic analyses using glycosomal Glyceraldehyde Phosphate Dehydrogenase (gGAPDH) and Small Subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) genes strongly supported the monophyly of the genus Phytomonas and its division into seven main infrageneric phylogenetic lineages (Phy clades). Isolates from fruit or latex do not constitute monophyletic assemblages but disperse through more than one lineages. In this study, fruit flagellates were distributed in three clades: PhyA, formed by isolates from Solanaceae and phytophagous hemipterans; PhyC comprising flagellates from four plant families; and PhyE, which contains 15 fruit isolates from seven species of Solanaceae. The flagellates of PhyE are described as Phytomonas dolleti n. sp. according to their positioning in phylogenetic trees, complemented by data about their life cycle, and developmental and morphological characteristics in cultures, fruits of Solanum spp., and salivary glands of the vector, the phytophagous hemipteran Arvelius albopunctatus (Pentatomidae).
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- Andernice Zanetti
- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Dollet M, Sturm NR, Campbell DA. The internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal RNA genes in plant trypanosomes (Phytomonas spp.) resolves 10 groups. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012; 12:299-308. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Marín C, Dollet M, Pagès M, Bastien P. Large differences in the genome organization of different plant Trypanosomatid parasites (Phytomonas spp.) reveal wide evolutionary divergences between taxa. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2008; 9:235-40. [PMID: 19111630 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2008.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 11/20/2008] [Accepted: 11/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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All currently known plant trypanosomes have been grouped in the genus Phytomonas spp., although they can differ greatly in terms of both their biological properties and effects upon the host. Those parasitizing the phloem sap are specifically associated with lethal syndromes in Latin America, such as, phloem necrosis of coffee, 'Hartrot' of coconut and 'Marchitez sorpresiva' of oil palm, that inflict considerable economic losses in endemic countries. The genomic organization of one group of Phytomonas (D) considered as representative of the genus has been published previously. The present work presents the genomic structure of two representative isolates from the pathogenic phloem-restricted group (H) of Phytomonas, analyzed by pulsed field gel electrophoresis followed by hybridization with chromosome-specific DNA markers. It came as a surprise to observe an extremely different genomic organization in this group as compared with that of group D. Most notably, the chromosome number is 7 in this group (with a genome size of 10 Mb) versus 21 in the group D (totalling 25 Mb). These data unravel an unsuspected genomic diversity within plant trypanosomatids, that may justify a further debate about their division into different genera.
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- C Marín
- CIRAD, Department of Biological Systems, Research Unit 29 "Etiology wilts" TA A-29/F, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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First complete chromosomal organization of a protozoan plant parasite (Phytomonas spp.). Genomics 2007; 91:88-93. [PMID: 18031984 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2007.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2007] [Revised: 07/26/2007] [Accepted: 07/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Phytomonas spp. are members of the family Trypanosomatidae that parasitize plants and may cause lethal diseases in crops such as Coffee Phloem necrosis, Hartrot in coconut, and Marchitez sorpresiva in oil palm. In this study, the molecular karyotype of 6 isolates from latex plants has been entirely elucidated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and DNA hybridization. Twenty-one chromosomal linkage groups constituting heterologous chromosomes and sizing between 0.3 and 3 Mb could be physically defined by the use of 75 DNA markers (sequence-tagged sites and genes). From these data, the genome size can be estimated at 25.5 (+/-2) Mb. The physical linkage groups were consistently conserved in all strains examined. Moreover, the finding of several pairs of different-sized homologous chromosomes strongly suggest diploidy for this organism. The definition of the complete molecular karyotype of Phytomonas represents an essential primary step toward sequencing the genome of this parasite of economical importance.
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Sturm NR, Dollet M, Lukes J, Campbell DA. Rational sub-division of plant trypanosomes (Phytomonas spp.) based on minicircle conserved region analysis. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2007; 7:570-6. [PMID: 17499027 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2007.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Revised: 04/04/2007] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The sequences of minicircle conserved regions from various plant trypanosomatids have been determined and analyzed. The goal of this study was to add another tool to the arsenal of molecular probes for distinguishing between the different trypanosomatids occurring in plants: systemic trypanosomatids multiplying in the sap, those from the laticiferous tubes, and those developing in fruits, seeds or flowers but not in the plant itself and that are frequently considered as opportunistic insect trypanosomatids. As some plant intraphloemic trypanosomatids are the causative agents of important diseases, a clear definition of the different types of trypanosomatids is critical. The conserved region of the mitochondrial minicircle provides several specific features in a small sequence region containing three functionally elements required for minicircle replication. Trees generated from the analysis recapitulated trees drawn from analyses of isoenzymes, RAPD, and particular gene sequences, supporting the validity of the small region used in this work. Three groups of isolates were significant and in accordance with previous work. The peculiarity of phloem-restricted trypanosomatids associated with wilts of coconut and oil palm in Latin America - group H - is confirmed. In agreement with previous studies on their biological and serological properties the results highlighted this group called 'phloemicola'. It always differentiated from all other latex and fruit isolates or opportunistic trypanosomatids, like insect trypanosomatids. We can assert that phloemicola is the only well-defined taxon among all plant trypanosomatids. A group of non-pathogenic latex isolates from South American euphorbs (G), and a heterogenous group (A) including one fruit, one possible latex and one insect isolate are clearly distinct groups. The group of Mediterranean isolates from latex (D), even with a low boostrap, stood out well from other groups. The remainder of the isolates fell into a heterogeneous cluster. At least eight different groups in the plant trypanosomatids were identified.
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- Nancy R Sturm
- CIRAD,UPR29 Etiologie Dépérissements, Département Systèmes Biologiques, TA A-29/F, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Shaw JJ. The pitfalls of assigning disease syndromes to pathogens and vice versa. Trends Parasitol 2006; 22:56-8; author reply 58-9. [PMID: 16377248 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2005] [Revised: 11/18/2005] [Accepted: 12/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Maia da Silva F, Rodrigues AC, Campaner M, Takata CSA, Brigido MC, Junqueira ACV, Coura JR, Takeda GF, Shaw JJ, Teixeira MMG. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of Trypanosoma rangeli and allied species from human, monkeys and other sylvatic mammals of the Brazilian Amazon disclosed a new group and a species-specific marker. Parasitology 2004; 128:283-94. [PMID: 15074877 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182003004554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We characterized 14 trypanosome isolates from sylvatic mammals (9 from primates, 1 from sloth, 2 from anteaters and 2 from opossum) plus 2 human isolates of Brazilian Amazon. These isolates were proven to be Trypanosoma rangeli by detection of metacyclic trypomastigotes in the salivary glands of triatomines and by a specific PCR assay. Polymorphism determined by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) revealed that most (12) of the Brazilian T. rangeli isolates from the Amazon differed from those of other geographical regions, thus constituting a new group of T. rangeli. Four Brazilian isolates clustered together with a previously described group (A) that was described as being composed of being isolates from Colombia and Venezuela. Isolates from Panama and El Salvador form another group. The isolate from Southern Brazil did not cluster to any of the above-mentioned groups. This is the first study that assesses the genetic relationship of a large number of isolates from wild mammals, especially from non-human primates. A randomly-amplified DNA fragment (Tra625) exclusive to T. rangeli was used to develop a PCR assay able to detect all T. rangeli groups.
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- F Maia da Silva
- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900, Brazil
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dos Santos VM, Macoris MDLDG, Andrighetti MTM, Avila PE, Kirchgatter K. Analysis of genetic relatedness between populations of Aedes aegypti from different geographic regions of São Paulo state, Brazil. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2003; 45:99-101. [PMID: 12754576 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652003000200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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RAPD markers have been used for the analysis of genetic differentiation of Aedes aegypti, because they allow the study of genetic relationships among populations. The aim of this study was to identify populations in different geographic regions of the S o Paulo State in order to understand the infestation pattern of A. aegypti. The dendrogram constructed with the combined data set of the RAPD patterns showed that the mosquitoes were segregated into two major clusters. Mosquitoes from the Western region of the S o Paulo State constituted one cluster and the other was composed of mosquitoes from a laboratory strain and from a coastal city, where the largest Latin American port is located. These data are in agreement with the report on the infestation in the S o Paulo State. The genetic proximity was greater between mosquitoes whose geographic origin was closer. However, mosquitoes from the coastal city were genetically closer to laboratory-reared mosquitoes than to field-collected mosquitoes from the S o Paulo State. The origin of the infestation in this place remains unclear, but certainly it is related to mosquitoes of origins different from those that infested the West and North region of the State in the 80's.
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- Veruska Marques dos Santos
- Núcleo de Estudos em Malária, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, São Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil
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Godoi MMI, Serrano MG, Teixeira MMG, Camargo EP. A PCR-based survey on Phytomonas (Euglenozoa: Trypanosomatidae) in phytophagous hemipterans of the Amazon region. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2002; 49:275-9. [PMID: 12188217 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00370.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have surveyed 244 hemipterans from Western Brazilian Amazĵnia for the presence of trypanosomatids and identification of members of the genus Phytomonas. Examination by phase microscopy of squashes of insect salivary glands (SG) and digestive tubes (DT) revealed that 44% (108/244) of insects from seven families harbored trypanosomatids. Infections were 5 times more frequent in Coreidae than in all other families together. Smears of SG and DT of the dissected insects were fixed on glass slides with methanol and stained with Giemsa for morphological analysis. DNA was recovered from these preparations and submitted to a PCR assay that permitted amplification of all trypanosomatid genera using primers of conserved sequences flanking a segment of the spliced leader (SL) gene. Upon PCR amplification of the recovered DNA, amplicons were hybridized with an oligonucletide probe (SL3') complementary to a SL intron sequence specific for flagellates of the genus Phytomonas. Among the trypanosomatid-positive insects, 38.8% harbored Phytomonas spp., corresponding to an overall Phytomonas prevalence of 17.1% among phytophagous bugs, their putative vectors. Since many Phytomonas are pathogenic in plants, this high prevalence in their vectors emphasizes the permanent risk of exposure to disease by native and cultured plants of the Amazon region.
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- Mara M I Godoi
- Federal University of Rondĵnia, Department of Biomedical Science, Porto Velho, Brazil
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Ventura RM, Takeda GF, Silva RAMS, Nunes VLB, Buck GA, Teixeira MMG. Genetic relatedness among Trypanosoma evansi stocks by random amplification of polymorphic DNA and evaluation of a synapomorphic DNA fragment for species-specific diagnosis. Int J Parasitol 2002; 32:53-63. [PMID: 11796122 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(01)00314-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this study we employed randomly amplified polymorphic DNA patterns to assess the genetic relatedness among 14 Brazilian Trypanosoma evansi stocks from domestic and wild hosts, which are known to differ in biological characteristics. These akinetoplastic stocks were compared with one another, to three Old World (Ethiopia, China and Philippines) dyskinetoplastic stocks of T. evansi, and also with Trypanosoma equiperdum, Trypanosoma brucei brucei, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis showed limited heterogeneity in T. evansi stocks from different hosts and geographical regions of the world, or in other species of the subgenus Trypanozoon. However, minor variations generated random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis disclosed a pattern consisting of a unique synapomorphic DNA fragment (termed Te664) for the T. evansi cluster that was not detected in any other trypanosome species investigated. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis analysis demonstrated that the Te664 fragment is a repetitive sequence, dispersed in intermediate and minichromosomes of T. evansi. Based on this sequence, we developed a conventional PCR assay for the detection of T. evansi using crude preparations of blood collected either on glass slides or on filter paper as template DNA. Our results showed that this assay may be useful as a diagnostic tool for field-epidemiological studies of T. evansi.
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- R M Ventura
- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1374, 05508-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Batistoti M, Cavazzana M, Serrano MG, Ogatta SF, Baccan GC, Jankevicius JV, Teixeira MM, Jankevicius SI. Genetic variability of trypanosomatids isolated from phytophagous hemiptera defined by morphological, biochemical, and molecular taxonomic markers. J Parasitol 2001; 87:1335-41. [PMID: 11780818 DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1335:gvotif]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In the present study, we investigated the genetic variability among 49 new isolates of trypanosomatids from phytophagous Hemiptera by means of morphological characters, growth features, and biochemical (enzymes of ornithine-arginine cycle) and molecular markers (based on spliced-leader, and ribosomal genes). From 402 phytophagous insects dissected and examined for the presence of trypanosomatids, 228 species belonging to Pyrrhocoridae, Coreidae, Lygaeidae, and Pentatomidae families harbored trypanosomatids in their salivary glands, or digestive tubes. Among these insects, 211 carried promastigotes and only 17 had choanomastigote forms. The results show a strong association among morphology, growth features, and biochemical and molecular markers and reveal the genetic diversity of the isolates, which were assigned to Crithidia, Phytomonas, and Leptomonas; we found genetic polymorphism within all these genera, thus indicating high genetic variability among trypanosomatids from phytophagous insects.
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- M Batistoti
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Microbiologia, PR, Brazil
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Dollet M, Sturm NR, Ahomadegbe JC, Campbell DA. Kinetoplast DNA minicircles of phloem-restricted Phytomonas associated with wilt diseases of coconut and oil palms have a two-domain structure. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2001; 205:65-9. [PMID: 11728717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10926.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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We report the cloning and sequencing of the first minicircle from a phloem-restricted, pathogenic Phytomonas sp. (Hart 1) isolated from a coconut palm with hartrot disease. The minicircle possessed a two-domain structure of two conserved regions, each containing three conserved sequence blocks (CSB). Based on the sequence around CSB 3 from Hart 1, PCR primers were designed to allow specific amplification of Phytomonas minicircles. This primer pair demonstrated specificity for at least six groups of plant trypanosomatids and did not amplify from insect trypanosomatids. The PCR results were consistent with a two-domain structure for other plant trypanosomatids.
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- M Dollet
- CIRAD, TA 30/G, Campus International de Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Catarino LM, Serrano MG, Cavazzana M, Almeida ML, Kaneshina EK, Campaner M, Jankevicius JV, Teixeira MM, Itow-Jankevicius S. Classification of trypanosomatids from fruits and seeds using morphological, biochemical and molecular markers revealed several genera among fruit isolates. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2001; 201:65-72. [PMID: 11445169 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10734.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Trypanosomatids are widespread in several plant families and although most isolates have been classified as Phytomonas, other trypanosomatid genera can also infect plants. In order to assess the natural occurrence of non-Phytomonas trypanosomatids in plants we characterized 21 new trypanosomatid cultures, 18 from fruits and three from seeds of 17 plant species. The trypanosomatids from fruit and seeds were compared in terms of morphological, growth, biochemical and molecular features. The high diversity among the isolates permitted the classification of the new flagellates into the genera Crithidia and Leptomonas as well as Phytomonas. The data showed that natural fruit infection with non-Phytomonas trypanosomatids is more common than usually thought, being detected in 43% of the fruit isolates.
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- L M Catarino
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Dollet M. Phloem-restricted trypanosomatids form a clearly characterised monophyletic group among trypanosomatids isolated from plants. Int J Parasitol 2001; 31:459-67. [PMID: 11334930 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(01)00157-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although only one genus name has been proposed as yet for all plant trypanosomes, 'Phytomonas', it is clear that they can differ from one another in terms of both their biological properties and their effects. Recent serological and molecular studies have confirmed the substantial heterogeneity of these trypanosomatids, which the use of a single genus name does not even hint at. We set out to show in this paper that there is at least one homogeneous group of plant trypanosomes that can be defined explicitly by a single genus and species name and that differs substantially from all the other clusters that may be identified by one technique or another: the phloem-restricted trypanosomatids found in Latin America.
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- M Dollet
- CIRAD, Campus International de Baillarguet, TA30/G, 34398 Cedex 5, Montpellier, France.
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Sturm NR, Maslov DA, Grisard EC, Campbell DA. Diplonema spp. possess spliced leader RNA genes similar to the Kinetoplastida. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2001; 48:325-31. [PMID: 11411841 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00321.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The phylogenetic placement of the genus Diplonema in relation to fellow phylum members Euglena and Trypanosoma has been uncertain. The spliced leader RNA gene, present in the euglenids and kinetoplastids in distinct forms, was a potential target for resolving this question. The first indication supporting a closer relationship to the kinetoplastids was the recognition of potential spliced leader RNA exon sequences in the genomic DNA of two Diplonema isolates. Examination of total cell RNA revealed transcripts in the anticipated size range at approximately 120 and 130 nt. Specific PCR amplification of a spliced leader RNA gene repeat was performed. The hallmark features of the kinetoplastid-type spliced leader RNA, specifically the 39-nt exon, splice-donor site, Sm-binding site and poly-T tract and the potential to form the requisite stem-loop structures, were found. Diplonema spp. are different from the kinetoplastids by virtue of C residues at positions 4 and 18 in the exon. While the intergenic spacer regions varied in size, each contained the complete sequence or remnants of a 5S ribosomal RNA gene. Possession of a functional spliced leader RNA gene of the kinetoplastid variety in Diplonema supports a closer evolutionary relationship with this group than with the euglenids.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Kinetoplast/chemistry
- DNA, Kinetoplast/genetics
- DNA, Protozoan/chemistry
- DNA, Protozoan/genetics
- Eukaryota/chemistry
- Eukaryota/classification
- Eukaryota/genetics
- Kinetoplastida/chemistry
- Kinetoplastida/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Protozoan/chemistry
- RNA, Protozoan/genetics
- RNA, Protozoan/isolation & purification
- RNA, Ribosomal, 5S/chemistry
- RNA, Ribosomal, 5S/genetics
- RNA, Spliced Leader/chemistry
- RNA, Spliced Leader/genetics
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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- N R Sturm
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1747, USA
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Dollet M, Sturm NR, Sánchez-Moreno M, Campbell DA. 5S ribosomal RNA gene repeat sequences define at least eight groups of plant trypanosomatids (Phytomonas spp.): phloem-restricted pathogens form a distinct section. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2000; 47:569-74. [PMID: 11128709 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00091.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Trypanosomatids isolated from plants have been assigned typically into the genus Phytomonas. Such designations do not reflect the biology of the diverse isolates; confusion may arise due to the transient presence in plants of monogenetic (insect) trypanosomatids deposited by phytophagous bugs. To develop further molecular markers for the plant kinetoplastids, we have obtained the DNA sequence of the 5S ribosomal RNA gene from 24 isolates harvested from phloem, latex, and fruit. Small, distinct sequence differences were found at the 3'-ends of the transcribed regions; substantial sequence and size differences were found in the non-transcribed regions. Alignment of the gene sequences from all the isolates suggested the presence of eight groupings. While six groups contained isolates from single plant tissues, groups C and A contained isolates from both fruit and latex. The DNA sequences of the 10 phloem-restricted pathogenic isolates from South America and the Carribean were highly conserved and thus comprised a single group (H). The conserved nature of the 5S ribosomal RNA genes in these plant pathogens supports the proposal that they be considered as a distinct section, the phloemicola.
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- M Dollet
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1747, USA
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Fuxa JE, Fuxa JR, Richter AR, Weidner EH. Prevalence of a trypanosomatid in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2000; 47:388-94. [PMID: 11140453 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula (L.), and certain of its host plants were examined to determine the prevalence and biological characteristics of an intestinal trypanosomatid. Promastigotes with short (< or = 17.5 microm excluding flagellum) and long forms (> or = 25.0 microm) usually infected < 50% of the bugs before August and > 50% (maximum 95%) during August-October, but prevalence was not host-density dependent. The flagellate was detected in adults and in all nymphal instars, at all sampling sites where at least 10 bugs were captured, and in bugs from all host plants sampled (soybean, red clover, vetch). Of bugs with flagellates, 27% were heavily infected (> 20 flagellates per 160X microscope field). Weights of infected and uninfected adults did not differ. Live flagellates were detected in bug feces and in one stem of red clover. When bugs were fed soybean pods, tomatoes, or snap beans in the laboratory, only once were flagellates detected in plant tissue (snap beans). The flagellate was cultured in modified Medium 199. This flagellate is prevalent in N. viridula populations in Louisiana and apparently does not cause significant pathological effects in N. viridula or its host plants, including soybean.
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Affiliation(s)
- J E Fuxa
- Department of Entomology, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
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